Dictionary entry
dead body
noun
死尸
dead body
In use
The police found a dead body in the abandoned house.
The doctor examined the dead body to find the cause of death.
The dead body was taken to the laboratory for testing.
find/see/discover + a dead body
The hikers discovered a dead body in the woods.
徒步者在森林中发现了一具死尸。
the dead body of + [someone]
表示所属关系。
The police identified the dead body of the missing woman.
警方确认了失踪女性的死尸。
dispose of/handle + a dead body
The murderer tried to dispose of the dead body.
凶手试图处理掉死尸。
Common mistakes
There is dead body on the floor.There is a dead body on the floor.
在英语中，可数名词短语"dead body"前需要不定冠词"a"来表示单数，中文学习者常因母语没有冠词而遗漏。
There are many dead body in the morgue.There are many dead bodies in the morgue.
可数名词短语"dead body"的复数形式应为"dead bodies"，中文名词没有复数变化，因此学习者容易忽略词尾的-s。
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Grammar Note
通常用于犯罪或事故语境
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.